Any Which Way But Zeus.The world's super-scientists and super-villains sidekicks have all been kidnapped by a strange force calling himself Zeus. Zeus, with the help of his subordinate Zero, begins a series of battles between the kidnapped men, which include 21, Pete White, Billy, and Captain Sunshine's butler Desmond. However, 21 begins to suspect something is up. The remaining members of O.S.I., SPHINX, the Guild of Calamitous Intent, the newly formed Revenge Society, and other independent villains convene in a secret think tank to solve the mystery of Zeus, who they soon believe is some super-powered being with light-based powers. Dragoon reveals that the man has to be Captain Sunshine, his former archenemy, but not the current one but rather Desmond, who served as the previous Captain Sunshine. At the battles, Henchman 21 has also made this revelation that Zeus is not real and that "Zero" is actually Henchman 1, who 21 previously thought was dead. 21 easily defeats Zero and the location of the kidnapped sidekicks is found. Elsewhere, Dr. Venture has been awaiting his own kidnapping by Zeus, but becomes disheartened when nothing comes of it. Hatred, Hank, and Dean decide to "kidnap" him to make him feel better, and during the "interrogation" Hank demands to know why Dean is being coddled, and Venture reveals that he knows Hank can handle himself as a boy adventurer while Dean would easily fall under the pressure.